Happy National Coffee Ice Cream Day! What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Hermès Osmanthe Yunnan. Tea at the moment is Mariage Frères Bouddha Bleu, mixed with a plain sencha to make it a bit less fruity.
Reminder: 9/9 will be Tea Time Friday: wear a fragrance with a tea note.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2016, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: the Hermes Cheval d'Orient Tea/Coffee Pot is $1325 at Michael C Fina.
Like your scent, almost wore it myself. Went with Diam Blonde instead.
Anyone list some perfumes with tea notes?
I know I have tea for two but would love to know of others for Friday.
You’ll find some here:
https://nstperfume.com/tag/tea/
I have no idea what you have, but here is what I found in my wardrobe. They are mostly fresh tea scents (green tea, mate etc.)
Heeley Menthe Fraiche
BOIS 1920 Oltremare
Carthusia Mediterraneo
Jacomo Art Collection #08
Escentric Molecules Escentric 03
Hermes Osmanthe Yunnan
Masque Russian Tea
Pacifica Inc Tahitian Gardenia
Serge Lutens Five O’Clock Au Gingembre
And as addition to Robin’s suggestion, you can go to Fragrantica and search by “tea” note.
These lists make me realize I have more tea than I thought, at least in samples! Thank you.
I was thinking the same thing. 🙂
To me, the two horse mane Cartiers, L’Heure Fougueuse (IV) and Treizieme Heure, also have a smoky tea note. BK Imperial Tea is a realistic jasmine tea initially but later mostly jasmine and musk. Anne Pliska smells like Constant Comment. 🙂
There are all those Bulgari Colognes au Thé, but I’m not sure they really smell like tea.
Love the horses on the teapot!
I am also continuing the tea theme. Osmathe Yunnan is on my list for this week, but today I chose BOIS 1920 Oltremare. Normally I do not care much for watery fruity florals, but this one is nice.
I love that design too — too fancy for me to actually use, but nice to look at, and the collection has some lovely plates and bowls. If you scroll down here, you can see some of the gorgeous square plates (plus a lot of other fancy Hermes dinnerware):
http://stylefrizz.com/201111/hermes-for-your-table/
They are beautiful. I see what you mean when you call them fancy – I am not sure I would use them for serving tea. They are more like interior decorations.
Those square plates are gorgeous. I’m also digging the orange flowers.
Hello MonTuesday. It definitely feels like a busy Monday here.
I’m in a thorough dousing of Opus III. I had enough left in my sample for a dose today, but then knew I’d not have enough for another and I hate having “half” doses of scents so I just sprayed more until it was done. Really liking how strong the broom is now.
It definitely feels like a Monday.
Yep. Our garbage collection is on Monday, and even though I KNEW my son took the trash to the road yesterday, I kept thinking, “Gotta get the trash out, gotta get the trash out,” this morning.
You smell lovely for a Tuesday/Monday.
Rive Gauche Pour Homme (YSL).
Wonderful!
I am wearing Bulgari Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu, which I like. I bought it in the travel size, which is the perfect amount.
I am drinking a mug of mixed Ceylon made up from samples. It is pretty good.
I will wear that this week, and I would not mind having a travel size myself.
This is my plan for Friday as well.
Scent twin!
what a pretty scent!
Tea is French roast coffee
SOTD is volutes
I have a bottle of cold brew coffee in the fridge that I might have to break open later today 🙂
Hmmm, French roast coffee tea, so perfect! 😀
Here, here!
You smell great!
I watched my son go off to his first day of highschool this morning. I then cried like a baby. Our school district makes high schoolers ride the city bus. I had lobbied to have him take the special needs bus, but he really wanted to be with the other kids. He has a helper for the first two days, then he is on his own. I plan on going perfume sniffing today, for much needed distraction. Sotd at the moment is Black Opium.
Hope it goes so much better than you’re expecting! Do stay distracted.
Hope he enjoys his first day at school today, I’m not surprised you’re emotional, what a big day for you both!
I hope he has a good day – and you too!
He is going to have a great day- kids, even those with special needs, are more resourceful than we think. At the same time to see them get so big and not need to hold hands anymore….of course you cried!
Enjoy your time to perfume sniff and hope the day goes by as fast or as slow as you want to and then your son will be back before you know it
Love your new avatar!
Thanks everyone! I did enjoy perfume sniffing. I ended up really liking Black Rose Oud by Trish McAvoy. There is a small boutique here that carries her fragrances. I almost bought it until I heard the price! They told me to wait till Black Friday, when they will give a discount on all purchase’s. My son should be home soon, and when i ask how school was, he will simply say it was fine. Lol.
Dune, as it suits the weird weather today. I’ll try to celebrate Coffee Ice Cream Day later???? I wish I had a good coffee scent (no tea scents either!).
I finally tried that perfume at a perfume mart and will need to buy it. You smell fab!
Thanks! It is a great one.
I wish I had a good coffee scent too. I’ve tried many and nothing yet has really worked for me. I think the best so far is Killian’s Intoxicated, but not sure it lasts long enough.
It worked! I changed my avatar and it finally worked! I like it! 🙂
Very pretty avatar!
Love it…and perfect for your screen name!
I like it too, nicely done!
Very nice avatar!
Thank you everyone! I feel, complete.
Nice avatar, floragal!
I’m disoriented by all the avatar changes! But I like yours. Suits your screen name. I was mixed about Intoxicated. I’m thinking I might try the Envoyage one if I ever get around to trying that line.
Yes, I’m feeling disoriented too.. !
I would love to try the coffee – scented “Sensei” (man) by Piotr Czarnowski, which I think is available from luckyscent. It’s from Poland but seems only to be available in the US.
I remember reading about that somewhere. Facebook? I’ll have to look it up.
It’s just got an eponymous title now, and it’s not in stock there. It does sound good, though.
I chose FM Eau de Magnolia – needed something a little bit bright to counter the foggy, rainy morning we’re having. It’s actually not that bad since it’s close to 60 degrees out, and the plants in the yard are very happy to have the moisture, but it IS just a tiny bit of a come-down after the beautiful day we had yesterday.
Same weather shifts here. It makes it hard to figure out what to wear – both clothes and perfume!
Just put out fresh water and mineral salt for Gaze’s sheep… he’s down to 8 from 15 now. (Sold four male lambs, sent the borrowed ram back to his owner, and lost two ewes in the past month to predators. 🙁 Not sure what got the ewes… dogs? coyotes? we haven’t heard the coyotes at all, and usually we do hear them if they’re hunting, so maybe it’s dogs.)
Pantry reorg continues. I’m trying to find a place to put all my small appliances so they’re not taking up space in my limited-counter-space kitchen.
SOTD is Safari.
Sorry about the ewes!
Ugh, so sorry about the ewes. I am going to vote for dogs getting your sheep as coyotes would have thrown off an alarm. BUT this is the time of year (in Portland Oregon area at least ) when the coyotes come down looking for prey, catch a ride on the train or both.
LOL! Coyotes on the light rail – only in Portland, right?! We have coyotes roaming the parking lot at my office building fairly frequently, and I cringe thinking about what they’re probably looking for (people’s pets, most likely, since my office complex is smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood).
Sorry to hear about the Ewes. I have been kitchen sorting too, in a small space, it’s rather challenging!- smelling good really helps tho,
I’m going to dig safari out soon, u smell lovely.
Don’t know your space constraints, mals, but we bought a freestanding butcher block cabinet where I store my small appliances. The extra surface is welcome and multi-purpose, its relatively portable, and I never have to look at the larger small appliances (food processor, juicer, hand mixer). Just a thought.
So sorry about the ewes. I’d never heard of packs of wild dogs till we lived in New Mexico.
Oh man. I don’t, in fact, have floor space to add a cabinet. I do feel lucky I have this walk-in pantry, though, and it helps. Just not enough. 🙂
My husband build a walk in pantry for me and I LOVE IT. I find it much more functional than cabinets for food and small appliance storage. Happy organizing.
built…
First day of school with the kids here for me. This is the first time we haven’t had a rainy first day of school in the 6 years I have been at this school. Instead we have a heat warning! Because it is so hot and humid, I’m sticking with my summer scents and wearing AA Blanca Neroli. Or is it Bianca Neroli? I can never remember!
Good luck today with the kids!
Waring Dilettante today. Gorgeous gorgeous! It’s gone straight to the top of my want list
How is the longevity?
Average? I wish my sample was a spray.
Important meeting today, so wearing a red sheath dress and 31 Rue Cambon.
I love Hermes porcelain, especially everything with horses. One day, I will buy the smallest item they have!
I usually don’t get too tempted by crazily priced luxury items, but Hermes can do it. You smell lovely and fortified.
You smell and look elegant.
Sounds like a gorgeous combination.
I miss owning 31rC. It took me a long to go through my bottle but I would commit to a 200ml bottle tomorrow if I had the cash!
The world needs more sheath dresses! (disclaimer: I am in jeans right now) A great combo w/ 31 RC.
beautiful combination — your dress and your scent!
I’m wearing Equestrian, which is on my to-buy list.
You smell lovely.
I need a bigger sample of this to spray as I liked it a lot trying it in person, bought something else, and now the dabber just isn’t doing it. Do you have thoughts on it compared to PdE Cuirs Russe? Is that the name?
PdE has both a Cuir Ottoman and Ambre Russe! Which one are you thinking of?
Oops. I knew I was getting that wrong. Cuir ottoman.
And I was confusing the SSS for a similarly named PdE. Sorry! Slow slow morning.
I keep calling the SSS Equistrius (the PdE), and it smells nothing like it. I also think it smells nothing like Cuir Ottoman. And I was wondering where you got to try the SSS in person! Now it all makes sense????
Ahh, I see! Yeah, Equistrius is like an iris/suede. Equestrian is a woody apple scent (with just a little leather)
Mine too – had a much-neglected sample that must have come in early spring, and now that I’m pulling out the cooler-weather scents it surfaced and went straight to the “I want this!” list. 🙂
That’s the new Sonoma Scent Studio Equestrian? I’ll have to sample.
Yes! I really like it and it doesn’t smell like any of her other scents. It smells like an apple orchard.
I awoke with a strong craving for L’air de Rien so not a tea scent this morning. I had a headache yesterday and Sunday so it feels great to want to smell something this morning instead of cringing at even the ambient odors.
Saturday night’s dinner with the in-laws was lovely. We went to the moderately fancy but way over my budget steakhouse and the people in the private room next to us were having a rehearsal dinner so I didn’t feel as overdressed as I might have. There were little girls dressed in tulle and sequins and they were having a grand time while managing to be very quiet.
Sunday I had the, um, pleasure of unhooking every component in the entertainment console so my MIL could vacuum, then removing the extraneous cords and transmitters for long-gone components, bundling the cords, and hooking things back up so the blu-ray player works. The cable technician had apparently plugged it in wrong and then refused to come back to fix it. I suspect he was distracted by my MILs fussing. It took all day to do with my pounding head and their well meant “helpful” interruptions, so I feel I earned my pricy dinner the night before.
That sounds like a lot of work and well deserving of the steak house!
Yes, Definitely!
Didn’t get the chance to say Happy Birthday. Glad the dinner went well. And I’m facing a similar cord org project, jealous that yours is completed. (May need to borrow your MIL.)
Happy belated birthday! Which date is your actual bday? I’m curious if we were born on the same day?
Glad you had fun at your birthday dinner. Your husband’s preferences for your attire had me laughing out loud.
I haven’t had time to get to the ocean this year so we went to Beavertail in Jamestown, RI and then had a casual lunch in one of the many restaurants in that area. It was a perfect day with gorgeous weather.
Not belated at all, we just celebrate mine early so we can make things easier. My birthday is this coming Friday and my husband’s was Saturday.
Oh, mine was the 1st.. close enough. I hope you still have some bday treats to look forward to and do more celebrating on Friday.
Happy upcoming birthday! And yes, you did earn the steak dinner.
We’re having a real Indian summer here in the Netherlands!
Inspired by Victoria’s review on BdJ about no 5 L’Eau, I’m wearing my later mother’s no 5 EdT, vintage in the old splash bottle.
As beautiful as it gets.
How lovely, u smell beautiful, and what a treasure to have to remind u of you’re mum.
Yay for Indian summers, our org onus sunshine was supposed to return this week, but no sign of it so far.. Fingers crossed!
you are so right, as beautiful as it gets!
Heading to the day session of the US Open with hubby and some friends. It is a very windy and grey day here in NY, thanks to Hermine. SOTD Chanel Eau de Cologne. Beautiful and simply elegant.
Have fun! I’ve been living here 23 years and still haven’t been to the US Open. Hope the weather holds up.
Thanks Elisa P. We had a really great time today. We have been attending non- stop for the past 10 years. We are fans of tennis. Hope you have the chance to go at some point and enjoy????
Aha! I have several frags with tea notes. Today I am in Epic, the last of the tiny Amouage samples I have kicking around. Weirdly, I am smelling a tea note in it–although I grabbed it before I logged onto NST this morning. Anyone else get tea in Epic?
I remember vacillating between this and Lyric way back, and deciding on Lyric. They fit a similar space in my olfactory palace and it seemed redundant to buy both (and expensive!). But now I am wondering if I made the right choice. Epic (woman) seems like it has a little bit more going on… but maybe the grass is always greener, or the rose is always more interesting– in another perfume?
One way to tell: If anyone wants to swap some of their Epic for some Lyric, please let me know. 😉
I’m afraid you maybe right about that greener grass and rosier rose 😉
I have both and they are quite different on me. Epic is very peppery.
Epic is gorgeous
Sometimes I think I smell tea in Journey woman though there is none in there..
Me too, I thought I could wear it for Tea Friday, but checked on fragrantica.. alas no.
Although I can’t wait for cooler temperatures to make their appearance, I’m taking advantage of the hot humid days we have left to enjoy my warm weather fragrances. Today I’m in my beloved Eau l’Orange Verte.
You smell fantastic!
Sideris for me today. I will probably reapply tonight since I think it will be a good traveling companion. Leaving for Copenhagen tonight! This trip will be the first time I’ve spent my birthday in a foreign country (Friday)
Sounds wonderful, enjoy! And Happy Birthday!
happy birthday and enjoy
Have fun and enjoy your exotic birthday!
Happy early birthday! How exciting!
Happy early Birthday! Hope you have an amazing trip.
Happy birthday and safe travels!
Have a wonderful time and a very happy birthday!
Happy early birthday! Mine is Friday too but will not be exotic. Enjoy for me 😉
How exciting!, have a brilliant birthday!
Happy Birthday!
What fun — enjoy your birthday in Copenhagen! It is very high on the list of places I want to go.
Happy Birthday and have a great time!
Bon Voyage and Happy birthday!
Happy birthday! I hope you have a blast!
Happy Birthday! Hope your trip is all that you desire. ????
Happy Birthday and enjoy your trip the most!
Happy birthday and enjoy your trip!
Have an excellent trip and birthday!
Testing a spray sample of The Noir this morning, which amazingly does smell like tea to me. Some fig – not my favorite note, but nice here – but none of the roses and other odd things some people say they smell in it.
I will take a shower and switch it up for meetings this afternoon. What goes with warm rain and humidity?
Twins. I haven’t busted out this sample for awhile, but tea week seems a good enough reason.
I’m finding this one to have gone from tea to rose to figgy rose, which might go with rain and/or humidity 😉
Yes! I will be celebrating coffee ice cream day today.
I’m wearing 31 Rue Cambon, and very happy we are on Tue. and not Monday.
🙂
when my sample wears off I may spray 31 RC
I was in Central Park this morning and past 2 passerby wearing Santal 33. This is what NYC smells like near CP..:)
A new avatar! I like it!
I like yours too..
This photo was taken in Westport at a bird sanctuary with my iPhone
Beautiful picture and amazing colors!
It really is beautiful.
You people are disturbing my techmudgeon tendencies, I may actually have to try to set my own avatar.
Happy Tuesday!
1) Am only half way packed. This afternoon everything else will finally be packed and the apartment scrubbed for the move out. I need to be in my nest NOW.
2) Decided to blow dry my hair straight and wear high heeled boots with a snappy suit. Of course, there is a huge downpour when I leave the apartment 😛
3) In keeping with day, I am wearing Cuir de Lancome and drinking some amazing French press coffee and two doughnuts! Thank god for Spanx! 😛
Good luck with the move and enjoy your new nest. 🙂
we have a donut place near us that will fill donuts with homemade jam on the spot..your post is making me want to pack up the babies and have one right now..with a coffee
How lovely! I do that on Christmas when my godsons come over. I have a donut maker from the thrift store, and make baked yeasted donuts and then fill it with my own homemade jam.
2) You need to go take a break and take the kids for a donut break!
What??? No Blue Star Donuts??? My sister and I stood on line for 30 minutes!
Blue Star is lovely treat but there is nothing quite like homemade donuts, still warm, coated with cinnamon and sugar and stuffed with homemade plum jam.
Yea for the move! I love the bittersweet moment of the shutting the door on a dusted, vacuumed, scrubbed, sprayed and aired flat for the last time. May the next tenant enjoy. Now onward and upward!
There is something deeply spiritually satisfying about leaving a place cleansed and open for the next person. 🙂
I thought I was the only one who cleaned that well when moving out. It feels like welcoming the next person is an extension of the gratitude I feel for my new home and/or circumstances.
It does feel good, and it’s like turning the page on a chapter.
Donuts and spanx- a match made in heaven????
HA!
It truly is! 😀
Best of luck with your move!
Best of luck! It’s so satisfying to look at a clean, empty space sometimes.
The library central server is down as well as internet, so we are all staring in despair at the massive amount of post-holiday check-in to be done. Piles. MOUNTAINS. But what can you do?… Wearing Ego Facto Me Myself & I because it happened to be at the bottom of my purse.
Just work slowly, thereby reinforcing the notion of the speed with which computers work, till the system is back up again. It is MonTuesday, after all.
Tea SOTD is Ineke “Chemical Bonding”, which would equate to a sweet iced tea that on closer inspection says “iced tea flavoured drink”. It’s okay, a bit sweet for me and not long lasting. Every now and again I get a little hint of one or other of the main notes, enough to remind me I have something on but not enough to be truly interesting. :^)
I like that one..you smell good !
I can imagine it being really nice on the right person! I prefer it to the other Ineke scents I’ve tried to date. :^)
I am using the last drops of my Parfums DelRae Amoureuse sample. If I didn’t already have too much perfume this would definitely go on my FB wish list.
Love Amoureuse.
For me Amoureuse is swoon-worthy, the definition of “narcotic floral.” I love it and like you I will miss my little sample when it finally disappears.
Parfums Delrae fragrances in 15 or 30 ml bottles would make me crazy happy.
Just now surfacing after a very long weekend. Freshly showered and sporting Tea for Two, although I think I’m a bit late for the whole tea thing. Or maybe I’m early? Whatever, still doing the tea route.
Hope everyone on the east coast is free of the wrath of Hermine. We’re still drying out here and sad to report its still hot as H*** here. Broke into a swear just eating my oatmeal this morning.
I love “horse” anything, so if someone wants to gift me that coffee/tea pot, I’d certainly be happy to accept ????
Happy Tuesday Disguised as Monday Day to all!
Reading comments last night, didn’t see your name and remembered you’d worked the weekend. I think tea is this coming Friday. And yes, I groaned looking at the forecast this morning, mid 90s all week.
C’est une horrible! I’m sending out an APB for Fall ????
I can actually believe that you might have “broken into a swear” – a most satisfactory typo! :^D
A Freudian slip, for sure????
I am enjoying my sample of Bigarade Jasmin by Fragonard.
Very nice!
Tea is green tea by MF
Lacking inspiration this AM I am wearing a spritz of JM Orris and Sandalwood again. Maybe I’ll spray on something else later to liven me up. Feeling lazy.
Nothing wrong with that. Everyone needs a break now and then. I haven’t tried the JM but it sounds lovely.
I am still contemplating getting the bell jar of De Profundis. Then I think what about Mohur extrait? I have some from a swap but hoard it because I don’t want to run out. Ugh… can’t decide.
I just got a bell jar of Profundis, haven’t smelled the Mohur extrait… I’m sure it’s fabulous though.
De Profundis is astonishingly beautiful! I bought one a few years ago and have had not a moment’s regret.
How’s that for some enabling? ????
Thanks, I needed a push. Plus the bell jars are so pretty, not that it really matters. It would never see the light of day anyway.
Thanks to the generosity of Holly I am wearing what monkeytoe is wearing and I am too stressed and too lazy to type it out 🙂
Today feels like Monday 🙁
Oh, love your avatar! Suddenly, I’m craving some sugar ????
I thought it was an owl with three eyes until I looked closer. 🙂
petunia and deva-
it generated much discussion yesterday as everyone thought it was a three eyed owl when in fact it is a care package of sweets I sent to a family member in college..but we decided it would be an “Edible Three Eyed Owl”…until hajusuuri suggested an” Edible Siamese Twin Owl”….I am loving everyone’s avatar changes! I guess with the colors changing on the generic ones we were all inspired to insert our own pictures !
I guess it’s in eyes of the beholder. The sweets look delicious and sophisticated. They make a fun avatar!
Spent a sweaty long weekend trying to pack in as many outdoor projects as possible: took down some shrubs, liberated a huge juniper from (most of) its kudzu captor, and retrofitted a used window into our storage shed. Had to build a sliding track, but it actually opens/closes (and locks!). And each project we tackle together seems to threaten divorce just slightly less than the one before. Home improvement, I guess.
So tired of the heat, all that appeals is Hove Spanish Moss talc. I need to visit them again and get a few more scents.
Sounds like you had a productive weekend! It does feel good to get these projects done. Another item crossed off the to-do list.
Gosh, that is a really impressive list of tasks. I hope when you cool down soon!
Oof! When I get to my new house I have blackberry to remove! There was a Great Green Ivy monster that murdered two trees, so I had the previous owners get rid of it. I want to put in spring bulbs pretty soon, though.
Yes, there were 3 or 4 canes of some kind of berry bramble in with the shrub we cut down, along with the poison ivy previously discovered (the sumac turned out not to be the poisonous type). Proceed with caution. 🙂
I’m with you on wishing the heat away!
To start my tea week (a day late), I finished off a sample of TokyoMilk Tainted Love.
My internet at the office wasn’t working, so I had to come back home to host a web meeting…. which means I can get away with putting on a few extra scents I haven’t had a chance to test yet. It also means fending off a VERY curious kitty who seems to want nothing more right now than to lay down on my keyboard.
Kitty doesn’t want to be late for the meeting.
Kitty is literally the only one 😀
Everytime I spread out paperwork on the floor, my cat sits square in the middle of the piles. 🙂
Yes. I had a dog like that, nicknamed the Paperweight. The current dog is unfortunately the Paper-shredder.
My cat “helped” me grade assignments yesterday by cuddling up next to me and very slowly attempting to push the computer off my lap. Such considerate animals!
I don’t know about yours, but mine only seems to get cuddly when I’m trying to do something on a computer. I think it’s her way of saying I’m answering to the wrong master. 🙂
Mine agrees with yours, but thinks I’m answering to the wrong master pretty much all the time. So, she’s very cuddly. It’s nice! But I do wish she had a bit more feline dignity.
Cats are so helpful. Mom had a banking phone call to make this morning and when I looked in to ask a question, observed that she had three attentive feline financial advisors/paperweights/pen tasters. She didn’t look like she was enjoying it much but the fur girls were having a wonderful time.
Who says cats aren’t intelligent?
Cool and drizzly here and feeling like fall, so I broke out the spicy carnation goodness of DSH Oeillets Rouges. I did the yard work thing yesterday so the back yard is looking good. The front yard is next but it’s so much bigger I am putting it off for now.
You smell wonderful. I LOVE DSH Oeillet Rouges!
I’m wearing Safran Troublant again today. It’s a shiny new toy. Thanks again Deva for introducing me to this scent. Have a nice day NStrs.
Oh, that one’s nice! Glad you’re enjoying it.
Thanks!
Wearing Galop again…
I had a rough go w/ it the first time but enjoyed it more and more as the day wore on. I think my nose took issue w/ the quince in it perhaps. I think someone chimed in that there is cassis so that might be it too.
Today I am enjoying it so far.
Yeah, the cassis did not work for me… I did try it again the other day, it was less awful but still not my thing.
I’ll bet you smell gorgeous! I have to try that one when it gets to my area. Or, maybe I’ll see it in one of the Paris stores. We leave tomorrow morning 🙂
I don’t have any tea scents (I don’t really enjoy the way tea smells, unless it smells of something else) and this week is, I’m pretty sure, the last of the summer heat, and I’ve got office hours today (ah, the semester is back on). No one will show up to them, of course, but something pleasant and inoffensive is called for. So, I’m in Lime, Gardenia, and Benzoin.
The water in my town is very bad, and it’s going through an extra bad period right now. I’m piling on the ice, but it’s not helping that much. The water on campus has a slight grassy taste (which, to be fair, is not the worst it’s ever tasted here).
I remember reading about bars in New York that sold ice cubes made from mineral water. It seemed an absurd affectation until I had my first taste of a coke with heavily chlorinated ice. That was a real “what the ACTUAL f**k?!” moment, and a reminder of how lucky we are in Birmingham to have our water piped in direct from the Welsh mountains. :^)
There was an “artisanal ice” trend a few years ago, so you your first reaction might have been right, too. The NYC water has pretty much always tasted fine to me, but perhaps my palate is traumatized.
In NYC I’d consider that an “absurd affectation” as NYC water is tasteless, or good-tasting, compared to water I’ve tasted in other cities. Which is always such a surprise to me because this is one of the dirtiest citiest I’ve seen.
Yes to Hermes! and to teapot envy.
SotD = Iris Ukiyoe. No tea and no violets in this one, but it reminds me of a violet-scented black tea I drank very hot with too much sugar when I was a college student. A foodie friend didn’t like the tea and gave it to me because “it smelled like perfume.”
I’ll follow Robin’s lead today and delicately sniff from my sample of Osmanthe Yunnan. I like it in the vial and on paper. On skin the freesia and leather turn to suffocating tomato vine which is a no thank you.
But I knew there was something important there when I first sniffed OY. It became my gateway to true love with Vanille Galante, Iris Ukiyoe, and others from Hermes.
I love Kusmi violet tea for that reason. Perfumey. 🙂
Thank you for mentioning Kusmi violet. Perfumey tea makes me happy.
I don’t think I’ve ever had any tea as perfumey as the Kusmi.
Meant to wear 19 today but couldn’t find it so went with Eau Premiere since it was front and centre. I’ve said this too often without actually doing anything about it, but I seriously need to do some organizing of my perfume cabinet!
With a nod to Hajusuuri, I’m layering two Demeters… The Baihao Yinzhen Tea with a Black Ginger. I don’t have a lot of tea scents, so maybe I’ll play with layering this week…
In the category of strange, vivid dreams…last night I dreamt my sister and I had someone “curating” a scent and lipstick color for each of us. Basically blind gift boxes for each of us. The lipstick for me was a Chanel in a very deep, dark mauve/plum (not a color I’ve ever worn) and the fragrance was Chanel No. 5, which is actually my sister’s favorite scent. Although it all implied that I was quite the sophisticate, in the dream I was disappointed. I wanted Chanel No. 19… I woke up kind of chuckling….
I think you were the one who clued me in to the Baihao Yinzhen Tea so thank you!
I have dreams now and then about looking through lots of makeup products and colors. I love it!
Coffee ice cream is my all-time FAVORITE. May have to celebrate with a mini size Haagen Dazs tonight….mmmmm
SOTD: Chloe. It’s just about faded away though!
My thought was to celebrate with a *pint* of Haagen Dazs. 😀
I’m at an appointment for a diagnostic mammogram, my third in three years, wearing Demeter Earl Grey Tea.
Good luck with your appointment
Ah, we have the same stupid diagnostic mammogram schedule.
(Actually, just realized I beat you by a few years. So I win….if you can call more diagnostic mammograms winning)
Good luck with your appointment.
I’m in Mohur today, it being functionally Monday and myself in need of a loveliness boost. I find that it fades rather quickly on me, but I wonder if it would last longer if sprayed (I just have a wee dabber sample).
I don’t remember how the dabber compares, but spraying Mohur lasts ALL day on me. Might be worth it to get a spray sample and test it out!
I have to give a talk at a private catholic girls school today and I’m dreading it. The girls will be okay but the whole ‘gated community’ atmospehere of private schools depresses me. I don’t know what perfume to wear but will probably go with something like Ostara or Eau Premiere and I’ll dress normal in my jeans and Dr Martens…ugh, school assemblies, school blazers…run for your lives, girls!
Oh puhleeze. I know exactly what you mean and I have no use for that kind of pretentiousness! I hope it went well!
I’m pretty sure that if I had to go to a private school, I would’ve eventually pulled a Fred-and-George-Weasley of some sort. ???? I’m sure you killed your talk.
SOTD is D&G Dolce. I hope everyone’s having a good Tuesday so far.
Weather sources are showing I’ve got a 90% chance of rain starting tonight and 100% tomorrow, with flood watches/warnings in effect. I live just one street away from where I’d be trapped by severe flash flooding, so let it pour! We really need the rain. C’mon Hurricane Newton, bring it!!!
Hope you get just the right amount of rain and enjoy every drip.
I wish it could spread out and give some rain to all of the SW!
SOTD is MFK’s Petite Matin. I am growing to like this more each time I wear it.
I noticed that Petit Matin has notes quite similar to Jicky. Do they smell anything alike?
Good morning, all I’ve reached Hump Day, but I wish I hadn’t , ‘cos too much to do! Ack! And the students come back next week! Double ack!
I’m wearing the ever desirable Ambre Narguile. Oh dear, how much do I love this scent? Enough that a back up bottle is on its way home to me even as I type, that’s how much! With the knowledge that I will never run out, I went a little crazy this morning and added two sprays on my tummy. The dear man says I smell like pudding, and he is entirely correct: I smell like an apple crumble enhanced with sweet spices. The tobacco note lasts about .5 of a nano-second on me, which I am, curiously, OK about.
Must dash off furiously in all directions. I want to be in the office by 7 this morning, because I need to write an exam paper (brings out the lurking evil in me) and much feedback on a chapter of someone’s thesis. The chapter makes my eyes cross, it’s do bad, so wish me luck. Be well, all.
I wish you the bestliest of luck 😉
Oh dear. That’s probably the effect my chapters had on my supervisor. ???? Hang in there!
Feminite du Bois was calling my name at 4:30 this morning when I was heading out to work. Since that has faded, I’m wearing Jubilation. It seems that the reformulated version of it suits me better that the original one.
Continuing my review of masculine fragrances for possible recommendation to a friend, I came across a sample of Cartier Declaration. It’s so nice but keeps reminding me of a Southwest-inspired rice salad I used to dress with lime and cumin. Not the “brand” my friend is aiming for. 😉
Next up is EL Beyond Paradise for Men, which I also found. Only The Shadow knows what lurks in the heart of my unfiled sample hoards!
I seem to recall that Kevin gave some good reviews to the John Varvatos perfumes. I haven’t tried any of them but it might be worth reviewing Kevin’s comments?
You’re right on both counts, Kanuka. I haven’t tried any of the JVs yet, and I should really just scroll through all of his posts.
SOTD = sampling Soivohle’s Sweet Orange Patchouli. I get chocolate-covered orange and, yep, patchouli. Watching clouds roll in this afternoon.
Except for the patchouli, this sounds like my favorite dark chocolate covered orange peel. I bet you smelled AMAZING!
That’s very kind of you to say.
L’Heure Bleu is what I’m wearing today. We leave for Paris early tomorrow morning, and L’Heure Bleu is a perfect scent for me to wear when I packing my suitcase and toiletry bag.
I hope you have a safe, fantastic trip and come home with all kinds of wonderful treats!
Bon voyage!
Looking forward to reports!
How lucky are you, going from one interesting city to another? Have a wonderful time. And if you ever need a house sitter, I’m available. Just sayin’.
Safe trip!
That’s a lovely packing scent. Have a wonderful trip!!
Eeek, very late to the party. I found out today that I have to do a dog and pony show next week and I am not thrilled. It’s good exposure for me but I so would prefer to have been told earlier and/or given a topic that I am more passionate about. Anyway, this too shall pass although I may have to scrap my Tea Week in favor of Chanel No.19 all day everyday for the next 8 days.
SOTD = L’Occitane The Vert
I finally broke down and opened my hoarded 20 mL bottle. Someone please surprise me and tell me this is back in production. This was a pre- rabbit hole love so it is extra special!
Knock em dead, hajusuuri. 🙂
Thank you!
Best of luck with your presentation!
Yeah, that’s not the kind of ‘surprise’ I like getting. Good luck!